Blueberry-nut pie

Original blog post: https://greedygirlcooks.blogspot.com/2018/05/blueberry-nut-pie.html

Ingredients

2 prepared pie crusts

For the filling

5 cup frozen or fresh berries

1 teaspoon lime or lemon juice

¾ cup sugar

¼ cup cornstarch

¼ cup flour

1 pinch salt

For the topping

½ cup almonds

½ cup cashews

2/3 cup brown sugar

½ cup flour

¾ cup oatmeal

1 tablespoon cinnamon

6 tablespoon soft butter

Egg wash

1 egg

¼ cup milk

Brown sugar

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
Roll out the bottom pie crust and place in a pie dish, cut off any excess edges. I made mine in a tart pan and cut off the edges
With the top pie crust cut into equal ¼ inch (or less) thick strips and braid the 6 longest pieces in the center into three braids, keep the other pieces as strips
Place all the crusts in the in the refrigerator to keep cool

For the streusel topping

Blend together the almonds and cashews into bread crumb sized pieces
In a bowl combine the cashews, almonds, brown sugar, flour, oatmeal, cinnamon and soft room temp butter
Mix together until all the ingredients absorb the butter and turn into a crumble

For the fruit filling and assembly

In a bowl combine the blueberry, lemon juice, sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt
Stir and combine
Fill the bottom pie crust with fruit filling, but set aside 4 – 5 single berries
Place the braided pieces in an equal triangle framing the center, place the other strips along the edges parallel to the outside of the triangle
Place a bottle cap in the center fill the open gaps with streusel, packing it in tightly and pushing it down
Make sure not to get the streusel on the crust
Remove the bottle cap from the center and place the 4-5 berries in its place
Beat the egg and milk together and brush the crust sprinkle with sugar and bake for an hour
After about 30 minutes I rest a piece of foil over top lightly just to prevent the top from over browning
Remove from the oven after an hour and allow to completely cool for 5 hours before slicing
This allows it to set. Overnight is best but at least 5 hours

Greedy tips:

see the link here for a good pie crust
If you use frozen berries make sure to wash and defrost them (naturally don’t heat) and pat very dry
Using fresh berries just wash and dry